The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1887-07-16

WORK ON Thursday.
-Forty-one tickets were sold at New
are Centre Thursday morning fol
Gouley's colchester Beach excursion
Thirty-one carloads of passengers in all
passed the P. w. & b. Station.
THE Christian Sunday School of New.
fark and that of Christian Chapel on
Chestnut Hill, will 20 to Lovers Retreat
on next Thursday and spend the day at
that delightful picnic resort.
N<-"Gus" the colored barber who has
H been running the Deer Park shaving
saloon for several months past, left for
parts unknown by the light of the moon
lon Thursday night of last week.
IMr-Dr. Bliss, from Wilmington,
/@as in town on Tuesday night cracking
\ some ofhis "comical" jokes with the boys,
but as times are dull at present he failed
to make any sales of his herbs, etc.
\ DR. A. N Raub, principal of the
Academy of Newark and Delaware Nor
NAL School, started for North Carolina
the early part of this week, where he
will attend the teachers institutes.
Col. Tom Brown assures us that he
will be unable to play baseball with the
mines names in this issue on account of
being away from home. The Colonel
had been selected for the position behind
the bat.
We thank all who give us their adj
vertising and job work, and respectfully
solicit work from all who desire good
printing at moderate prices. If we can
not do it, We will recommend you to a
good place.
$. NJ. Donnell's new mansion is near
fng completion under contractor Willis
supervision. The whole building is an
excellent piece of workmanship, and
shows conclusively the sort of workmen
Newark contains.
NRev. Mr.. MacMaster of New York
spent the present week with the Rev.
Jas. B. Umberger in this town. Mr..
MacMaster preached on Sunday last in
the Elkton Presbyterian Church, and
will fill the pulpit at the same church TO-
morrow.
We received this week catalogue
of the 10th annual fair of the Agriculture
Society of Delaware, TO be held at Dover
Sept. 20, 81, 2s, 20, 30, Oct. LIST. The
book is neatly printed, the work being
done by James & Webb Printing Com
pany of Wilmington.
Christian Church services in chapel
on Main street, Newark, Del, Lords day
July II at 1890 Il. M, and Sp M, Pheach-
ing by the pastor Rev. T. b. Knowles.
S. School at $3.50 a. m. At Chapel on
Chestnut Hill by same pastor at $3.50 p.
NJ. S. school at 2;30p. m.
I The boat belonging to David Choate
and John Whistler that was washed
down the White Clay Creek by the re-
cent heavy rain, was captured at Stanton
by William Bennett 1t was brought
back to Newark ON wheels last Wednes-
day and put in the creek.
Several of our young ladies have
made complaint Of having been insulted
quite frequently of late by the train men
that come to Newark Centre at Gas and
stay in town over night. Ifthis is not
stopped these young ladies purpose hay
ing the names Of these gentlemen" pub
Nshed.
Our correspondents have certainly
become victims to the torrid weather,
as we never hear from any but the
Glasgow man. Come friends this won't
do. The paper must come out, and by
you writing, helps more than you think =.
BE sure and send us the happenings inI
your neighborhood.
f-Phillis johnson, relict of Charles
Johnson, colored, died in Lower Oxford
Friday morning at the reported age of
100 years. She was born near Northeast,
Cecil county, and was owned by William
Motif. Phillis was great cook and sew
Ieral of our people have pleasant recol-
qections of her skill in this art oxford
Rress
Sergeant Mcyey, PatroImen Ma
guire, Brickley, Schoor, Shields, Russell,
Gormley, Broadhardt and Janitor Deitz,
all of Wilmington, are taking their
weeks vacation, are camping on the
White Clay creek, near this town. The
boys are well equipped for camp life and
will remain until Thursday morning of
next week.
Our town now has thoroughly COM
petena Board of Health officers. They
will see to it that no filth Is allowed TO
remain in cutters and by-ways. They
will be glad to haveany nuisance prompt
ly reported to them. Persons would do
well to clean up their back yards and
see that all cutters about their place are
properly cleaned.
- lc Hhlcni puHuhy SCnuOl VIII hDlu
Harvest Home on July 2Sth, in Cam
mons woods, near the church. This will
take the place Of the annual Jubilee.
The occasion promises to surpass all for
mer Qualifications. Several fine speak
ers will be present. Thus an opportunity
will be given to hundreds to spend a day
of real enjoyment See hand bills.
HThere will be game of base bah
Played on the grounds of the Home
Wood Driving Park Association about the
last Saturday of this month by the citi-
kens of this town. The following gentle
men are expected to take part S. r.
Choate D. l., Choate, G. c. Choate, By